Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 April 1937 — Page 17
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL
Veterans Have Excellent
Conception of How Long They Will Last.
By JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer NEW YORK, April 21.—If it’s new its news. That's the essence of journalism. Or just about anyway. That’s why the Bob Fellers and the Joe Di Maggios stand out. Naturally I'm speaking of baseball, as.contrasted with hammer murders and the like. Up in the press box you get a little bored writing about the old faithfuls; They have been around so long that you take ’em as a matter of course. Johnson? Of course he’s a great pitcher. Ruth? Of course he’s a great hitter. Speaker? Of course he’s a
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great fielder. To begin with everybody knows that. You can’t tell anybody about Johnson's pitching, Ruth's hitting or Speaker's fielding. Everybody knows that. What they want to know is who is coming along to replace Johnson, Ruth and Speaker. You'd like to tell ‘em. Once in a while you try to. You aren't any too sure yourself. If you were you would be running a big league baseball club—and a lot of people would be trying to sign you. Well, the answer is you can't tell about young players, but you can always tell about old players. You know what they have done and you know what they can do. The only question about them is how long can they do it. One of the things about baseball that disturbs the public is how long this or that particular guy will last.
Last Just So Long
But it disturbs them just so long. You can check back through the records. For a year or so 1t was an awful wrench to lose fellows like Crawford, Wagner, Bresnahan, Matty and plenty of others, but the next year—or the next year—it was a new setup with new players with new didoes. And the answer was, “We're showing these guys where to get off.” : : It so happens I agree with this entirely. I think you are seeing better baseball today than you ever saw before. I think you are seeing better hitting, better fielding and better pitching. In the net I think you are seeing great ball players play great baseball. My stopping point is that I don’t think you must necessarily be stopped by the matter of age. Who decides what is age in baseball, anyway? We won't go into that. My own jdea about age in baseball is that the guy himself ought to know. And) it’s a funny thing about paseball—and a fine tribute to baseball that the old-timers never quit trying. They read about the Fellers and the so forths and they say to themselves, “Well, I'll show ’em.” To all people who are getting old
“ this should be something of an in=gpiration. Or maybe a determination. .Jt seemed to be a combination of "““hoth in the case of Al Simmons yes-
terday. He took:charge of the opening game between the Yankees and
~ the Washingtons. He was the top
‘man. He won the game. Home Run Tied Game
That isn't entirely correct, either. His home run tied it up and made it possible for the Washingtons [to win. But they couldn't have won if he hadn't hit a home run into tl right field bleachers that tied the score. The birth of a new baseball season is always concentrated on the newcomers. How about the old guys who are still trying to hang on? Simmons .is a good example. For five or six years he was a great guy. There was only one criticism
..—he had a bad stance at the plate.
And yet he continued to be the toughest guy to get out in the Athletics’ lineup..
Cost Mickey $75,000
It cost Mickey Cochrane $75,000 to buy Simmons. They had been pals for years. Mickey thought Simmons would help the Detroit Tigers. He was right. Simmons didn’t hurt ’em. But he didn’t help ’em much. The upshot was that Simmons, who was bought by his pal for $75,-
000, was sold to Washington for $10,-
000—not the $15,000 you have read about. This has done something to Simmons. It has made a grim, determined young man. He is going to show the baseball world that| he is still a star. His vanity has been hurt. If Washington hadn't taken him he might have drifted into the “minors. ~~ One game means little or nothing. Simmons was the star of the opening game here yesterday. He drove in the first run, he tied the score with a home run and he started [the rally in the eighth which led to the winning run. These things aren't important in April. What difference does it make in the standings who wins or loses the opening game? Practically none at all—but just for the moment, isn’t it nice to know that an old-timer—old Al Simmons —was the big guy in the game? !
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junior loop. cuts.
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striped stockings. old name.
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in 1936 by fans’. ; vole to start row bird and trimmed outfit with clean uniforms with its
slate. color in 1900.
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1885 by P. I 2 Donohue of The Trolley Dodgers,
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Two Teams Tied
In Roller Derby
The Esther Runne-Bobby Ferson and Hazel Roop-Buddy Atkinson teams today were in a tie for first | place in the Transcontinental Roller Derby being staged at the Fair Grounds Coliseum after 558 miles of the 2300-mile journey had been completed. Wes Aronson returned to action last night after receiving a severe injury in Monday night's session. He and his partner, Ivy King, spurted and gained a tie for fourth place at the end of the evening. The Gene Vizena-“Fuzzy” Pierz. duo holds third position. The Indianapolis Times carriers will take the field in a special sprint race as an added highlight for tonight's session. The cash roller derby awards last night were won by the Jack and Jayne Cummings and the RoopAtkinson teams. The sprints were won by the Roop-Atkinson, Cum-mings-Cummings and Gades-Ros-kopf teams.
Chief Samnooke ls Wrestling Victor
The recently recognized world's heavyweight wrestling champion, blend Everett Marshall, is to meet Dorve (Iron Man) Roche at the local Armory next Tuesday night in the main go of the Hercules A. C. wrestling card, it was announced last night. It will be the first time that the Colorado grappler has been able to defend his title in the local ring. He has appeared here a number of times and has been received popularly by the local fans. Only recently was he recognized by the Indiana State Athletic Commission as world’s champ. The main bout on last night's wrestling card at the Armory was a weighty affair, featuring Chief Saunooke, who says he weighs 326 pounds, and looks every bit of it, and Boxcar Jacobs, who rolls the arrow around to 335 when he steps on the scales. Saunooke Loses First Saunooke finally won the match after letting Boxcar switch him over for the first fall with a body press. And when you body press a body like Saunooke’s you deserve the fall. But Saunooke seemed to come to life after taking ‘his first dose of medicine and went after Jacobs with zip. The big Chief slammed his opponent several times, and won the second fall in seven minutes with another body press. It was equally as clever (hardly the word) as the Boxcar hold. In the last fall, Saunooke bounded around. after the none-too-elusive Boxcar and ultimately derailed him with another slam and body press. The pressure was too great and the bout was over. Slightly more modern was the bout” between Walter Podolack, of Poland and Jack Warner of Denver, because Podolack tossed his opponant in an airplane spin and dropped him with a full Nelson. Casey Berger, Phoenix, Ariz., wrestler, applied what was said to be a leg-breaker on Juan Humberto, Mexican squeeze artist, and the Mexican decided the persecution was too great after 20 minutes.
TECH NINE TROUNCES BEN DAVIS, 19T0 2
Pounding - five hurlers for a total of 14 hits, Technical High School's baseball team shellacked the Ben Davis nine, 19 to 2, yesterday afternoon on the East Side diamond. Kenneth Christensen, Tech, hit a home run in the third. Score:
000 001 1— 2 4 3 048 421 x—19 14 2
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Fastest Field of Season To Compete in Drake Meet
By WINTHROP LYMAN United Press Staff Correspondent DES MOINES, Iowa, April 21.—The best collection of track talent to be assembled on any one field so far this year will attack existing world, national and meet records in the Drake Relays Friday and Saturday.
Except for Indiana and Michigan, the class of the Middle West is entered. Princeton and Dartmoutlr, apearing here for the first time, will represent the East. Texas, Washigton State and numerous [small California colleges = have entered from other sections of the country. Franklin (Pitch) Johnson, meet director, estimated 2000 athletes will strut their stuff in the Drake Stadium during the 28th renewal of what he calls the “Oympics of the West.” Individual stars include Alton Terry, the long, dark-haired boy from Hardin-Simmons College, who set a new national intercollegiate record in the javelin throw at the Kansas Relays last week. He heaved the spear 229 feet 214 inches nearly three inches farther than he tossed it at Drake a year ago.
Oldest Mark Should Fall
The cldest Drake Relay record is the one expected to be most easily broken—the 6 feet 6 inches in the high jump, set by Harold Osborn of Illinois in 1922. Mel Walker of Ohio State, who holds the world indoor record of 6 feet 93; inches, will fight it out with Ed Burke, Marquette Negro, who has jumped 6 feet 91; inches, and Jack Vickery, the Texan who won the Texas Relays with 6 feet 7 inches. The Drake pole vault mark of 13 feet 11 inches, set by Tom Warne of Northwestern, also is expected to fall. Al Haller of Wisconsin, one of those entered this week, has vaulted 14 feet 4 inches. Dave Weichert of Rice Institute has a mark of 14 feet 3 inches.
Special Draws Stars
A special mile-and-one-half race between Archie San Romani, Ray Sears, formerly of Butler, the Rideout twins of North Texas Teachers, Floyd Whittaker of Ohio] may result in a new world record for that distance. San Romani proved he was in shape by beating Glenn Cunningham in a special race at the Kansas Relays last week-end.
RHINIES FACE THREE MEETS Shortridge High School's | freshman track squad faces a schedule of three meets during the remainder
of the season. All are on foreign fields. The schedule is: April 29,
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Butler Trackmen Leave for Relays
Seven trackmen from Butler University left today for Des Moines, Iowa, where they are to compete Friday and Saturday in the 28th an-
nual Drake Relays. The thinlies were accompanied by Coach Hermon Phillips, Bulldog track mentor. The trackmen making the trip were Lawrence Holmeés, Inman Blackaby, William Olsen, Milton Wiener, Ted Pruyn, George Richardson and Winston Griffin. Butler is to enter relay teams in the college one-mile, two-mile and Holmes, a hurdler, and Blackaby, a shot putter, are to compete in individual events. The one-mile relay team is to be made up of Olsen, Wiener, Pruyn and Richardson. The last three named are to team with Griffin as anchor man in the two-mile and medley relay races.
BASEBALL GAME HALTED BLOOMINGTON, April 21.—The Indiana University-Wabash College baseball game here yesterday was called at the end of the fourth inning because of rain with the two teams tied, 1 to 1. 2
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Times Special FRANKFORT, Ind, April 21.— Frankfort High School’s basketball team, winner of the North Central Conference championship, was honored here last night at a convocation in the Central auditorium which followed a regular meeting of the loop’s representatives. The championship trophy was presented to Everett Case, Frankfort coach, by Paul F. Addison of Muncie, Conference president. Short talks were made by A. B. Masters, Lafayette coach; L. J. Noble, Kokomo sports writer; M. N. O’Bannon, Frankfort schools superintendent, and Lyman H. Lyboult of Richmond, Conference secretary. During the loop’s meeting, which was held in -the afternoon, it was decided that each member of the league was to submit a list of officials and the 12 receiving the highest number of votes would officiate at the Conference games next season. * Kokomo High School put in its bid for the Conference track and field meet, to be held May 8, in case the field at Technical High School, Indianapolis, is not ready in time. It also was announced at the meeting that Richmond would play host to a baseball tournament on May 27 with four teams competing. Entrants probably will be Tech, Anderson, Muncie and Richmond.
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